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We report a rare benign renal tumor, the cystic nephroma (CN) in a 35-year old man. CN should be considered in the differential diagnosis when clinical and radiological examinations reveals a multilocular cystic renal mass, but histopathological examination is the unique diagnostic mean.
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Çanakli, F., Tekdoğan, Ü.Y., Ergül, G. et al. Cystic nephroma: A rare clinical entity. Int Urol Nephrol 34, 19–21 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021312207766
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